Miss Marple Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm curious about how birth order affects our decisions - in this case about homeschooling. I'm the youngest of 3 girls. My oldest sibling is 5 years older than I am. And I'm the mom of 4 boys (my mom was sure they wouldn't survive toddlerhood!) Please indicate your birth order as well as any other 'extraordinary' features of your family (i.e., more than 4 siblings, all siblings the same gender, etc.) Thanks - I hope this comes out right because it's my first poll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the oldest of 4 dc in my family. There is 40 months age difference between me and the youngest, who are twins. Our sister squeezed in between us at 20 months apart from each end. Three girls, one boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have 2 younger brothers, neither of which homeschool their kids. I think they think I'm a little nuts! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I am the oldest, but my sister is 5 years younger. I have heard that being 5 or more years apart makes you more like two only children, which may be true for us. We are not very close. I often feel like an only child. ETA - My sister does not homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 2nd of 3. So I'm "the middle child". But I have a lot of 1st born personality traits, I don't know if that's because there are only 17 months between my older sister and me or because both our parents are firstborns so all three of us have some of those characteristics. Oh and my sister homeschools too. But I was first to know I wanted to. ;) My younger brother is married to a former homeschooler (if that interests you). I don't know if they'll homeschool, my sil doesn't seem to eager too. I think they'd prefer using a Christian school if they can afford it when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the youngest of 7: 65 63 56 54 52 50 41 (me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the youngest (have 1 older sister) and she thinks I am nuts-o for homeschooling! It's something she would never, ever do. However, her dil (youngest, late-in-life dc) is currently homeschooling sister's grandchildren for pre-school this year. LOL I thought that was really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 My sister is four years younger and is single with no children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the middle child. My sister is 14 months older than I am and my brother is 4 years younger. Neither one homeschools as my sister is having her 1st child in a couple months and my brother is not married yet and has no children. I have always been considered the "odd" one in my family (immediate and extended). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the youngest of three. I'm the only one to homeschool and also the only one to graduate from college. Don't know why, but I'm a bit of an over achiever. My big sister (middle child) says I do everything in my life just to seek attention LOL, but I honestly don't care what others think about the personal choices I've made. Our older brother is 100% supportive and encouraging and I try to be the same to him. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the oldest of two, both girls. My dh is the youngest (by 11 years) of three, all boys. We have four, oldest two girls, youngest two boys. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the youngest of 5 - but I'm 5 years younger than my closest sibling plus my older brothers and sisters were all at boarding school until I was in 5 grade, so I was basically raised as an only child. The eldest of my brothers (11 years older than me) and I homeschool our kids (only he's finished now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Oops. I put 4th, well I am 4th, but I'm also the last. I got confused. I have 2 older brothers and 1 older sister (2 boys, 2 girls). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I was the second of three. I am the only one of us who has children. My younger sister died at 34 from her second heart attack. My brother who is now 51 has never married and has no children. I have three children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I voted oldest, but I am in a sense also an "only" child. My sister and brother were born 10 months apart, nearly 10 years after me. I moved out of their household after just a few years, so most of my memories are of being an only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylaw Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm the fourth generation to have three boys and two girls. Great-grandma- 3 boys 2 girls My Nana- 3 boys 2 girls Mom- 3 boys 2 girls Me- 3 boys 2 girls My mother, a retired public school teacher, homeschooled my youngest two brothers, my sister, and now my son. ETA: I am the eldest. My parents are both the 2nd born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I'm an only child, but always wanted siblings. Maybe that's why I want a big family of my own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleB Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I am a twin and we (my brother and I) are the oldest. Our sister is 14 months younger than we are (no wonder my mother didn't have any more after us! :D) Even though I am a twin, I was techinically the "oldest" by 8 minutes and treated as such (bizarre, huh?). So I did grow up with a birth order feeling of being the eldest. My sister has a 3 yo and plans to homeschool. My brother has twin dds and a son and is a public school teacher. He does not homeschool and is totally against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest of 2 and my sis has no kids yet. Dh is the tenth of 12 and is the only one that homeschools full time. 1 sil homeschooled 2 of her boys when they were in trouble in school, but they basically dropped out anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Wow, look how many 1sts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the younger of two children, and there is a 13-year gap between me and my brother (due to fertility issues). My mom used to say that she had two only children. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 have 3 younger brothers. My first brother is 11 months younger than me and everyone treats him like he's the oldest. It's very annoying.:toetap05: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the oldest (31) ...I'm 2 1/2 years older than my brother and 8 years older than my sister. My brother has a baby, but I doubt they'd ever consider homeschooling...my sister doesn't have any kids yet, but I doubt it there too. Nobody that I know of anywhere in my family, immediate or extended does...I've always kinda been the odd duck. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest of 4, 3 girls and 1 boy. We have all homeschooled. My younger brother is no longer homeschooling. His kids go to a Christian school that his wife teaches at. If they move back here they will be homeschooling again. I homeschooled my youngest sister's only child on and off until he graduated from my homeschool. I have 5 children and have homeschooled since 1986. 3 of my kids have graduated. God bless, Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the youngest. My sister is 2.5 years older than me. If you ask her, she's a lot smarter too. We don't communicate often, or get along well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbhoward Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the first born of 3. My brothers are 7 and 10 years younger than me. I have 3 girls so far. ETA: my brothers are 22 and 26 and think I am nuts for home schooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribby Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I have 4 brothers and sisters older then me and 6 younger then me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm an only. Wow, lots of firstborns on this board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseballmom Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest, but I only have one sister and I am seven years older then her. We are not very close, she is single and just completely different then me. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 But I have many first born tendencies likely because there's an eight year gap between me and my next sibling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 17 years between my youngest sister and my oldest brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the oldest of 4 girls and I have 3 girls. We'll see what happens when they start having babies!:) I find it interesting that the majority in the poll at this point are "eldest". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest. I have one sister 18 months (exactly) younger than me. I have all the classic 1st born symptoms. Dh is the youngest of 3 boys. 'Nuff said. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest of two girls. My sister is 3 years younger. However, when I was 10 my mom remarried and her husband had 2 sons, both older, one 6 years and the other 3. So while by birth I am definitely an oldest child, there are some middle child things going on, too. My sister is the baby. For sure! :) My sister doesn't homeschool, but has considered it. Her children will be 4 and 2 in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljenn Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the 2nd born.. But I am amazed at the number of 1st borns! wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycoffeechic Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Third. I have two older brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the baby of the family. Can you tell? :D I have to say, I am shocked by how many are the 1st. Is there an obvious reason for that that I am not seeing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Baer Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela in TN Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I marked oldest on the poll because growing up it was me and my younger brother. I found out as an adult that my father had another daughter before he married my mom, so "technically" I'm a middle which makes way more sense to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailuamom Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the first of two kids. As a child I always "planned" (as young girls tend to do lol) to do the same...one girl then one boy. But, I doubled it...two girls, then two boys. :D It is interesting that some many of us seem to be 1st borns. (I am too tired -- baby up a lot last night! -- to delve into just why it is interesting, but it will make good food for thought later! :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the oldest of 2. My brother is 4.5 yrs. younger than me. I have 3 half-siblings who are much older than I am. They are my dad's kids from his previous marriage before his marriage to my mother. My half-siblings are all old enough to be my mother/father. I always displayed first-born characteristics...still do. It's tough, b/c my dh is the middle child of 3 and he displays typical middle child characteristics. Makes it very difficult sometimes for me to be that submissive wife and him to be the leader of the home when all my "instincts" are to take over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 WOW - there are a lot of 1st borns here! I'm the oldest of three myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niffercoo Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm an only child, and my dh is the 'baby' of his family. You can imagine that our early married days were just, um, interesting! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in Ohio Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am third. I have two older brothers. I have some first born tendencies. Growing up I bossed them around a lot. I was (and still am) the perfectionist in the family. I'm surprised to see so many first borns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the oldest of two children, married the oldest of three. So we both desperately want to be in charge.... :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senunk Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I have three younger brothers. I have a half-sister who is 12 years younger than I am, and she doesn't really keep in contact with the rest of us. I have some step-brothers (all younger), but they haven't kept in contact since we've all grown up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am the third of four. I am the middle child if you count only the girls. I've been told I am the typical middle child, whatever that means. I married the oldest of six boys. Boy, oh boy! Do we ever have different personalities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 First of four, my sis and I were first set, than mom had second set seventeen yrs. ltr. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceinMD Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm the middle child, only girl. My younger brother is 11 yrs younger than I, and profoundly retarded. My older brother is a lawyer; he and my dsil homeschool. (I thought my sil was CRAZY for even thinking of it, but that was long before we had our ds :)!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 im the oldest of 8. I am 34, the youngest are twins and are 22, all the rest are inbetween. there are 5 boys and 3 girls. only 1 sister and I have children. I am the only one that homeschools. the rest are still single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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